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SUBMITTER: Liu X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6079176 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liu Xin X Ma Anzhou A Zhuang Guoqiang G Zhuang Xuliang X
MicrobiologyOpen 20180312 4
Mercury can be a serious hazard to human health, especially in paddy soils surrounding mining areas. In this study, mercury (Hg)-methylating microbes with the potential biomarker gene hgcA were obtained from 45 paddy soil samples in mercury mining areas in Fenghuang, Wanshan, and Xunyang. In different areas, the abundance of the hgcA gene was affected by different environmental factors, including organic matter, pH, total carbon content, total nitrogen content, and total mercury content. Phyloge ...[more]